could you see if there's anything in the console (f12) or maybe show a video?

@voidpotatovoid64 im not so sure about the connections on the Ps in the text, they're a bit inconsistent and hard to read. the AA color could also be a bit darker.

there could also be a bit more contrast between the black shape and the dark blue background, it's pretty hard to make out. and i dont understand the purpose of using that blue around the eyes, I would either remove it or expand it

We will be releasing the results in a while, we have to decide the winners

I'd probably go at least $25/h, though I really prefer to work for single predefined price, because I suck at staying on a single task for a whole hour and recording my times. When I have a single price it forces me to work faster as they longer you spend on it, the lower your hourly earnings go. I think it's also easier for indie devs to control how much they're spending.

looks great, i love the colors and style, and the scene is very readable. I like the use of lots of full squares, makes it very chonky and almost pixel art like, but pleasant and unique. having some bigger blocks of solid color is probably what helped it remain so clean.

hope to see more!

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The very first pixel art tutorial i followed was for isometric. After seeing a lot of it I stopped liking it because it all looked very samey (eboy style with black outlines, bright colors, blocky characters).

After doing/seeing a lot of pixel art I realized it can really have any style, so I tried a few pieces in my own:

[skeddles 2006]

I probably created a few rooms for collabs and other small things.

In the end I abandoned it for the most part because I didn't like how strict and rigid it was, and I always hated games at that angle because gameboys d-pad didn't match up. It also seemed like it was mostly ideal for architecture, and I was mostly interested in drawing creatures or nature scenes.

9 years later I had an idea for a mini dungeons and dragons map, and I went with iso since it seemed like a good fit a building.

[skeddles 2015]

I once again tried to differ it from the common iso style, with a strict cohesive palette, more texture, and tried to hide the grid well. In the end it was a lot of struggle (which you can read more about here), but I was very happy with the result.

That said, I'm not in any rush to do it again, most of the time when I have an idea for a piece or game, I can think of a better angle to present it at. But who knows, maybe some day I'll try again.

@juniperdusk added gif to the allowed upload types

I usually start with a few colors that have a certain vibe that i want, then just gradually expand it to more hues and lightness levels.

I try to organize the colors into a grid where dark is on one side and light is on the other, so you can see which colors are roughly of equivalent brightness, and colors in multiple ramps will touch. I feel this makes a lot more sense than branching palette layouts.

I also make a test shading ball for every possible small ramp (top left), so you can just how every pair of colors will work together, and fix any contrast issues.

I find having a favorite colors to be a stupid and inherently illogical practice

that said my favorite color is red